Paris Hilton, the hotel heiress and reality television star famous for being famous, as well as for showing on several occasions that she doesn't favor underwear, has experienced a real dose of reality, as she was sentenced to 45 days in jail yesterday. Hilton was accused of violating her probation in a DUI case by continuing to drive (and rack up yet more violations) while her license was suspended, as well as failing to enroll in an alcohol education program, as she had been ordered to do.
Hilton showed that she understood the seriousness of the situation by arriving at the hearing 15 minutes late. Judge Michael T. Sauer was not impressed. He gave her the sentence, which will be increased to 90 days if she doesn't report to the county jail by June 5. She won't get the cushy "pay for stay" jail, either:
"she will not be allowed any work release, furloughs, use of an alternative jail or electronic monitoring in lieu of jail"
It's about time that the legal system in California started treating "celebrities" like everyone else. Kudos to Judge Sauer, as I'm sure that he was under immense pressure to continue treating Hilton with kid gloves, given the culture of star worship out there. Now if they can only start locking up the celebrity murderers, we'll really be getting somewhere.
Of course, one has to have a certain amount of sympathy for Ms. Hilton, given who her parents are and how they raised her:
"As a city prosecutor said during closing arguments that Hilton deserved jail time, Hilton's mother, Kathy, laughed. When the judge ruled, Kathy Hilton then blurted out: 'May I have your autograph?'"
That's some quality parenting right there.
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